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Psychologist and counselors urge BHEC to track online ketamine prescribing; council to monitor medical board study
Summary
During public comment psychologists described safety concerns with out-of-state and online ketamine prescribing without concurrent mental health oversight; BHEC members said the Texas Medical Board is studying IV ketamine and that the council would monitor developments and consider convening a town hall.
Several public commenters raised concerns about ketamine and other remote-prescribed medications and their effects on client safety and the appropriate role of behavioral health licensees.
Dr. Allison Marks, a licensed psychologist who spoke as an individual, described two recent client cases in which out-of-state online medical providers prescribed ketamine for self-administration with limited dosing guidance, no scheduled follow-up and limited direct access to prescribing clinicians. Marks said her…
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